Thursday, June 28, 2012

paint your Sofa with CeCe Caldwell's amazing chalk and clay paint!

This video tutorial was challenging, but I am very happy with the results!

We are having an excellent giveaway too!

Two quarts of CeCe Caldwell paint (your choice)

one container of Satin Finish and one container of Divinity Crackle!

See details on how to enter at the end of this post.

I used five products for this tutorial, a quart of CeCe Caldwell's Vermont Slate, approximately 3/4 quart of Traverse City Cherry, and 1/4 quart of a quart of Vintage White. I also used some Divinty Crackle and CeCe's new Satin Finish!

I used the word approximate because I didn't measure exactly...

I started with the Red and just kept adding the white until it was the color I wanted.

Here are some answers to the questions I have been getting about this project,

Does the fabric feel hard or scratchy?

No, It feels like aged and cracked leather, like an old Bomber jacket and it gives when you sit on it because this paint is chalky and soft, there is no latex in it so it does not have a hard quality to it.

Does the fabric crack or rip?

Well I took this sofa to my house for a test drive and all seems to be well, I used the crackle on this because I wanted that effect, I would think that if you do get any cracks where you don't want them, you could easily add a bit more paint in that spot.

Does the color come off on your clothes?

No, the Satin finish works as a sealer.

I wouldn't recommend waxing fabric, but I did wax the frame and loved the results!

Can you paint on leather or velvet?

I don't know... the fabric on this sofa was a heavy cotton/rayon blend.

If anyone has tried other types of fabric please let me know!

Here are some tips that I didn't include in the video,

Use a darker color for your first coat if you are going to crackle.

I don't like to use painters tape, instead I used a tiny paint brush to get the areas close to the frame and to get into the pin tucked areas of the sofa. I'm sure painters tape works, it just makes me crazy!

The satin finish really brought this to life, and gave this the leather effect that I was going for, without it the fabric had a really flat look.

The trickiest part of this job was getting enough of the pink paint on without messing up the crackle,

it's important to wait for the crackle to dry completely and then put a heavy coat of your second color on. If you go back over where you have already painted it will mess up the crackle effect. If you want to add more paint in areas where there wasn't enough coverage, do it after the paint has dried.

And now here's how to enter the giveaway...

Three things or maybe just one!

#1 You have to be a subscriber to my Youtube channel.

#2 You need to 'Like' the CeCe Caldwell Facebook page

( most of you already have these two covered)

#3 Share the video, you can share it anyway you would like to,

here are a few suggestions, email it to a friend, share it on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest

or put a link on your blog!

then let me know in a comment which way you decided to share it and you are entered!

Wow...CeCe Caldwell on Fabric...too cool! I just bought up 4 of the new colors today from my local Sales Rep. and I can't wait to try them out. I am going to share your video on Facebook and send out to a few peeps via email. Thanks! Mary :)

Thank you so much for your inspiration! Because of you, I had the nerve to actually try painting a piece of my own furniture. I loved the results. PS---love your sofa too! Thanks again, you are the best!

I asked some of the other CeCe retailers about painting on linoleum and a few have done it, I am going to write about it in an upcoming post. Anne Skougard is one of them she is on Facebook her page is House of Anne. she can walk you through it :) I would love to see the results!thanks for entering the giveaway!Debi

Shared, invited, subscribed...Love your dance moves, need to try this fabulous Ce Ce Caldwell Paint & Waxes. Have so many projects who could not want to get started after watching you and your inspiring ideas. thanks for all your fun energy!!! Jo

Hey Deb, I can't wait to paint my chair. I am a big Annie Sloan user and your creative, funny, step by step video has encouraged me to go for it. CeCe Caldwell..here I come. So excited for your website to get up and going so I can order my paint from you.. Blessings and keep up the great work.. Carol from KY!!

okay i am ALL IN! ;) i have subscribed to both your blog & youtube AND i have shared you video on fb! =) now to sit back & cross my fingers & HOPE some of this yumminess will come my way ... i have Sooo many projects just Waiting for this ;)

I've got a couch I can't wait to try this on. I have to have my parents buy the Cece paint in Jackson Miss. and bring it to me when they come on vacation next week as there are no stores even close to Wisconsin-let's do something about that!

Hey, Debi-Doo!I 'liked' CCC on fb and shared the video on fb; also subscribed to you on youtube.

Where do I get Divinity Crackle? I found a sofa like yours today for $75 but the fabric is not at all smooth -- it's textured, maybe embossed is the right word. Didn't buy it but may go back since it's in great shape. I can always do something else, like cover it!

Hi Spruceart!the sofa I painted had a slight pattern in it, after a few coats you could not see it so much. The crackle you can get on the CeCe Caldwell FB page ask for Anne Skogard. I will be adding it to my website soon too!check it out, http://debisdesigndiary.com got lots of paint and fun supplies for sale there!

I have the CeCe Caldwell fb page liked. I have been following you on youtube. And I have shared the video on my personal facebook page too.

I have a chair I would maybe try this on except it's kind of velvet/velveteen like (with lots of spots worn away...kinda like the Velveteen Rabbit) and I don't think it would work well on that sort of fabric. But I'm sure to find something else to try this technique on...if I ever dare try it. :D

For real? Nice! My daughter has been asking me to buy a pink sofa for her pink room. She’s certified girly. Haha! She really wants to live like an actual princess. I wish I have that leathered sofa so that I could try this. I wanted to give her that pink couch, but I’m having a hard time looking for a good one. I might just ask those who are skilled enough to create one for my little angel.

I know this is late to this posting but just saw it on Pinterest..my husband and I own and operate a furniture refurb business in Salt lake City and have been doing this techinique and selling the items for over a year now..It wears well and have had no customer complaints...We have painted on velvet and other fabrics with "texture" low nap velevets do quite well with this technique I however do not recommend doing high nap finish materials in this...Just thought I would thow it out there...Nice to see other do the same things we do..Just don't have time to blog about it...This techinique does work best the fabrics that do not have any blemishes as they will still show after painting in many cases....Love to you kim

About Me

I have owned my retail store 'Out of the Blue' for 12 years. I also run The Mermaids Mercantile, a one of a kind, vintage and handmade flea market that takes place on the last sunday of every month. In my spare time I am an aspiring actress working toward hosting my own design show.